Senior, Database Reliability Engineer

Senior Database Reliability Engineer (DBA / DB Engineer)

Location: Austin, TX

The Technology Team at GLG builds the platform that matches companies around the world with the experts who can help them make the right call on their most important decisions. GLG is building a next generation platform to transform our industry, and we're looking for people to help define and build our data infrastructure. Joining GLG's Database Reliability Engineering (DRE) team, you'll collaborate with other database administrators, database engineers, systems architects, software engineers, product managers, and users to set and achieve goals that help GLG continue to define the future of expertise.

Database Reliability Engineering at GLG is a union of traditional database administration, database engineering, system operations, and software engineering. We focus on the interactions between applications and data stores. We build a deep understanding of applications, data pipelines, data stores, and develop code and configuration to optimize the interactions between those components for scalability, performance, and resilience. We work closely with application teams on the construction of data-heavy systems, provide expert guidance on the design, security, and implementation of data storage and the software systems that use them. We are polyglot database engineers that thrive in and understand multiple scripting languages and data platforms.

About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG's platform connects business to expertise for smarter, faster decisions. Our clients rely on GLG's 700,000+ member-experts and 2,300 employees around the globe to provide 24/7 insight and exceptional service within a rigorous compliance framework. Visit

Key Responsibilities

• Tune SQL queries to increase performance and decrease overall system impact.
• Monitor servers for performance problems and alleviate bottlenecks.
• Build systems and programs that automate away repetitive tasks.
• Design and refactor data structures to meet performance goals.
• Review schema change proposals from development teams and suggest best practices.
• Administer database roles and users.
• Monitor and maintain database backups and restores.
• Ensure optimal database indexing.
• Conduct capacity planning and make and implement recommendations.
• Coach, educate, and lead other engineers across the technology organization on how to best interact with data through pairing, design reviews, blogging, and teaching sessions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience managing and administrating production Microsoft SQL Server infrastructures.
• An affinity for tracking down and optimizing performance issues in Microsoft SQL Server.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to educate other team members on performance-minded schema and query design.
• Strong understanding and awareness of data security and secure data handling.
• Experience with SQL Server Availability Groups.
• Expertise in T-SQL.
• Strong proficiency in a scripting language; Ideally Powershell.
• Desire to learn and grow your technical skillset.
• Strong SQL Server performance tuning abilities. You must understand the SQL optimizer and be able to improve query performance without the aid of tools such as the index tuning adviser.
• Ability to read and understand SQL Server explain plans.
• Working knowledge of database design fundamentals. You will learn the existing database schema and relationships and be capable of suggesting best practices when reviewing schema modifications from development teams.
• Fundamental understanding of git is a plus.
• Proficiency with database systems other than SQL Server is a major plus.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, bash, and/or python are a plus.

*What We Offer:
Benefits:
All U.S. GLGers also have access to benefits such as
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• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
• Flexible paid time off. No pre-determined limits on vacation time, plus 10 company holidays
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) plans with an employer match (subject to annual limits & vesting)
• Tuition reimbursement program for eligible courses including language skills courses
• Paid parental leave, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
• Free wellbeing support with the Calm app, Maven and EAP, and free long-term therapy & counselling assistance through Pathways
• Other work perks and benefits available based on final job location

Compensation:
GLG is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation is based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. Certain roles may also be eligible for incentive compensation.

The anticipated hiring base salary range for this role is:

$106,600—$170,000 USD

*About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group*
GLG is the world's insight network. Our clients rely on GLG's global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).

We serve thousands of the world's best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world's largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.

GLG's industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company's culture.

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Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. ("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.